Sports Shorts

Tuesday, February 27, 2001 at 1:00am

Florida State lineman dies

Linebacker Devaughn Darling of Florida State died Monday morning after collapsing during an off-season workout at the Tallahassee campus. The cause of death was unknown at press time. At the time, Darling was working out with his 18-year-old twin brother Devard, a wide receiver for the team. Darling was slated to start at outside linebacker next season following a year on special teams as a freshman. In seven games this season, he totaled 11 tackles and one sack.

Stanford retains top spot

Stanford swept all 70 first-place votes, receiving 1,750 points to retain first place in the AP Top 25 men